Beehive Flower
May 25, 2014
The Botanical Gardens was another highlight. Growing up in upstate NY winters were long and cold and summers were very short but hot. I grew up with relatives working in forestry. When I moved to California, I was amazed at palm trees and all the things that would grow here as opposed to NY. When my father last visited me, he got such a kick out of picking oranges from my back yard tree and either eating them or making a glass of orange juice.
Hawaii has many sub-climates and I marvel at it all. The Beehive Flower close to the entrance looked like something out of Alice in Wonderland. I thought I was going to drive there, take a casual walk through only to find both Sophon and myself marveling at everything along the way. We spent much longer than I expected and as I wondered if we shouldn’t move along, I reminded myself that we started out with a few ideas and would not try to see it all. This was worth some extra time.
The entrance to the park is at the top of the cove and it ends at the beach. There are various gardens including Palms, heliconias, orchids, bromeliads and water lilies. There are waterfalls and a view of the cove.
OMG, those photos are amazing. This is another thing that Sean and I DIDN’T do when we were on Hawaii for our honeymoon. I don’t remember even hearing about it. Dang, this looks like an awesome place.